San Diego County / Southern California
The latest news and analysis covering water issues in the San Diego County region and Southern California.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Lawsuit Alleges Poway Violated Clean Water Regulations
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Steve DreyerA Poway landowner has filed a Clean Water Act lawsuit against the city for allegedly failing to adhere to water pollution control permits in the Lake Poway area along the trails leading to Mount Woodson and Potato Chip Rock. Poway City Attorney Allen Fenstermacher on Tuesday said the city denies all claims made in the […]
Sunshine Should Return After A Stormy Week
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Robert KrierJimmy Cliff’s 1971 song “I Can See Clearly Now” should be appropriate on Friday and well into next week. After a series of storms, gone will be the dark clouds – and the rain. Friday is gonna be a bright, bright, bright, sunshiny day, according to the National Weather Service. An “atmospheric river” of moisture […]
Rains Cause Canyon Lake Dam To Overflow, Sending Welcomed Water To Lake Elsinore
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino)by Martin WisckolWhile this week’s rains forced mandatory evacuations for parts of the city of Lake Elsinore, it’s also brought good news for the lake itself. Canyon Lake dam upstream of Lake Elsinore is overflowing for the first time in two years, sending healthful water to Southern California’s largest natural freshwater lake. The lake periodically experiences dead […]
How Much Snow Did The Storm Bring To Southern California Mountains?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee / Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)by Laylan ConnellyAt local mountains, where snowfall was plentiful at the start of the week, raindrops started falling from the sky Thursday. It’s not the best news for those planning on hitting the slopes, as the rain turns the snow to mush. But there’s a bright side to all this wet stuff: For lakes that have suffered […]